The Rising of the Shield Hero

Status: FINISHED

Episodes: 25

Duration: 24 min

Season: WINTER 2019

Source: LIGHT_NOVEL

Studio: Kinema Citrus

Ranking: #58

Stats

Score: 77.00

Popularity: # 429742

Favourites: 17006

The Rising of the Shield Hero is an anime series with 25 episodes. Explore its story, characters, genres and reviews to decide if it's worth watching.

Description

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Note:
- The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Genres

Action Fantasy Adventure

Series

The Rising of the Shield Hero

The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2

The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3

The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4

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